Root Canals

Today I am getting a root canal done. YUCK! I HATE going to the dentist more than you could possibly imagine. I have such anxiety and fear about the whole thing. It's been so bad that I have actually broken down into tears in the chair! I've been given this wonderful thing for todays appointment though, VALIUM! I'm really hoping it will take the edge off the whole process because I SO need to go through with this root canal. My tooth has been hurting me so very much the last few weeks it's been unbearable. This will be my third try going to the dentist for this same tooth. I am kind of looking forward to being out of pain though so lets all cross our fingers that I can make it through this appointment in one piece!